Asst. Prof. Dr. Wen-Ting Wu
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吳文婷 助理教授
吳文婷 助理教授
The Assistant Professor of the Graduate Institute of Museum Studies at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan.
E-Mail:166160@mail.fju.edu.twAppointments: upon request
Fields of Research
My research focuses on Chinese and European ceramic history, decorative arts, and material culture studies. My doctoral research at Heidelberg University examined the circulation and appropriation of Chinese porcelain in eighteenth-century Europe and China, analyzing how objects moved across cultural and political contexts and how they were reinterpreted within different collecting traditions. Through the perspectives of global history and material culture, my work investigates the interactions between artistic production, trade networks, and cultural exchange.
My research also engages with museum practice, curatorial work, and object-based research. Through my postdoctoral work at the Graduate Institute of Art History at National Taiwan University and collaborations with museums in Europe and Taiwan, I have been involved in exhibition planning, object research, and collection management. These experiences include curating exhibitions on modern ceramic painting and conducting research on enamel decoration across China, Europe, Japan, and the Islamic world. My work combines historical analysis with practical curatorial methods, emphasizing how museum collections and exhibitions can generate new interpretations of global artistic exchange.
In addition, my recent research explores issues of museum accessibility and inclusive exhibition design. I am particularly interested in how museums can develop more accessible environments and educational programs for diverse audiences, including people with disabilities and aging populations. By integrating museum studies, material culture research, and curatorial practice, my work aims to contribute to the development of museums as inclusive spaces for cultural learning and public engagement.
Research Interests
Chinese and European Ceramic History
Decorative Arts and Craft History
Global History and Material Culture Studies
Object Identification and Museum Collections Management
Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Writing
Museum Accessibility and Inclusive Exhibition Design
Museum Education and Public Programs
。 Education and Career
Since 2024 Researcher, Schloss Friedenstein (Herzogliches Museum), Gotha, Germany .
Since 2024 Project Member, "Gaze at Colors: Color Projects in Modern Ceramic Painting" Exhibition, National Taiwan University.
2021-2024 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Art History and Museum, National Taiwan University.
2022 Curator, "Excellent Colors: The Palette Revolution in Modern Ceramic Painting," Yingge Ceramics Museum.
2017-2020 Contract Researcher, Digital Archiving Project, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Porzellansammlung), Germany.
2016-2017 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of History, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
2016 Research Assistant, Institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University, Germany 2013-2015 Contract Researcher, Schloss Friedenstein (Herzogliches Museum), Gotha, Germany.
2013 Intern, Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany.
2012 Contract Assistant Researcher, Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany.
2008-2009 Intern, Museum für Angewandte Kunst (East Asian Department), Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
2016 PhD in Art History, Heidelberg University, Germany.
2004 M.A. in Art History, University of Sussex, United Kingdom.
。 Scholarships and prizes
Publications
。 Published articles
Wen-Ting Wu (2024, Nov). Riverside reflections: the auspicious teapot amidst mandarin whispers. Vormen uit Vuur, no. 256, 74–75, 122–123.
Anna Grasskamp & Wen-Ting Wu (2016, Mar). “We call them ‘ginger jars’: European re-framings of Chinese ceramic containers.” Vormen uit Vuur, 232(3), 64–71.
吳文婷（2024年03月）。〈十八世紀廣彩的日耳曼元素〉。《國立臺灣大學美術史研究集刊》，56–130, 264。
吳文婷（2013年01月）。〈十八世紀在歐洲加裝鑲嵌的中國瓷器〉。《國立中山大學中山人文學報》第34期。
。 Book Chapters
Wen-Ting Wu. Chinese and Japanese Marks. In Royal East Asian Porcelain / The Royal Dresden Porcelain Collection. Dresden: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2024.
Wen-Ting Wu. Translocation and Transformation: the Lives of Chinese Fishbowls in the Early Modern Period. In Transformative Jars: Asian Ceramic Vessels as Transcultural Enclosures. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
吳文婷（2026年01月）。〈黑森–卡塞爾（Kassel-Hessen）伯爵的東亞陶瓷收藏〉。收錄於《近代歐洲的中國收藏與中國風》（暫定）。臺北：國立臺灣大學出版中心。（已接受）
。 Papers delivered at International Conferences
Wen-Ting Wu (2017, Sep). Wanli-Exportporzellan für Mexiko und Spanien. Wanli Blau-Weiß Conference, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main.
Wen-Ting Wu (2017, Apr). ‘Jiangjun guan’ (the large lidded jar) and its trajectory in global history. “Global Jars: Asian Containers as (Trans)Cultural Enclosures”, Leiden University, Netherlands.
Wen-Ting Wu (2017, Feb). Introduction to the Trade Networks of Chinese Porcelain in Main City Ports of China and Europe (1680–1840). “New Technologies & Databases to Analyse the Modern Economic Growth in China and Europe”, Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
Wen-Ting Wu (2016, Apr). Roundel, Panel, Lotus Petal: Elements of Byzantine Interior Design Appropriated in Ceramic Decoration—China and the Islamic World. Cross Media Porcelain Conference, Heidelberg University, Germany.
Wen-Ting Wu (2014, Nov). Appropriating China: The Eighteenth-century European Creation of Chinese Porcelain. “EuroAsian Objects: Art and Material Culture in Global Exchange, 1600–1800”, Heidelberg University, Germany.
Wen-Ting Wu (2013, Jun). All about ‘Mobile’: the Arrival of the Schelling-Karrer Collection… Oriental Ceramic Society Symposium, London, UK.
吳文婷（2017年12月）。〈清時期釉上彩大型蓋罐歷史探就及其在西班牙宮廷的流傳〉。中央研究院明清研究國際學術研討會，台北。
。 Thesis for an academic degree
Wu, Wen-Ting Wu, 2016, Driven by Power: Four Case Studies of the Possession and Appropriation of Chinese Porcelain in 18th-Century Europe and China, PhD Thesis, PhD in Institute of East Asian Art History, University Heidelberg.
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